drift mazdas

**myfonti** · February 11th, 2007 02:58 PM

mabuhay po!
my name is marlon from the us. i am moving to the philippines in may and i love to drift. i wanted to know if there are there rx7s in the philippines? like the fc3s-1986-1991 and fd3s-1993-1995... i know there are miatas there because i saw one when i was in makati last may...
maraming salamat po for your replies!
marlon

**caloyski5** · February 11th, 2007 03:06 PM

there are quite a few FCs and FDs running around here.

although, most local drift guys favor silvias, toyotas, etc

**myfonti** · February 11th, 2007 03:29 PM

im a mazda guy 100%. i have a miata here in the us. i used to have an fc so i wanted another one. here in the states all they use are silvias and 86's... how expensive are fcs and fds, and also the silvias and 86s there? are the silvias real silvias with the sr20?

**d j** · February 11th, 2007 03:29 PM

...I was askin' a similar question, since I'm planning on moving back to makati. I know there's a few RX8's in Manila/Makati and I've seena few FD's but I don't think that there's an existing rotary community back in PI. I might try to ship my RX8 or my rotary powered AE86 (if I finish it in time) and hopefully be able to participate on local drift events.

**myfonti** · February 11th, 2007 03:44 PM

bro, im moving there too! im contemplating bringing my miata parts and buying a miata there, but i want to play with a new car and just leave my miata here in the states til i come back... we should start something when we're both there!

**d j** · February 11th, 2007 03:55 PM

yeah, I just got a quote from the shipping co... they want $2K to ship my RX8. and i just found out the they won't ship old cars, so my AE86 is out of the equation now. maybe I'll just try to find another 2nd gen and bring my leftover parts from my old FC. where are you located?

**gearspeed** · February 11th, 2007 05:34 PM

Rx7s here in the Philippines is rare but you can buy Rx7 at cebu but they are converted some are original left made in the U.S.
Maybe you can join http://www.gearspeedmotorsports.tk

**redorange** · February 12th, 2007 12:56 AM

Originally Posted by d j

yeah, I just got a quote from the shipping co... they want $2K to ship my RX8. and i just found out the they won't ship old cars, so my AE86 is out of the equation now. maybe I'll just try to find another 2nd gen and bring my leftover parts from my old FC. where are you located?

$2K to ship the car then you have to pay all the taxes which would equal almost the value of the car.

**redorange** · February 12th, 2007 12:58 AM

Originally Posted by myfonti

im a mazda guy 100%. i have a miata here in the us. i used to have an fc so i wanted another one. here in the states all they use are silvias and 86's... how expensive are fcs and fds, and also the silvias and 86s there? are the silvias real silvias with the sr20?

Most are RHD coverted to LHD Silvias with the SR20DET engine.

**empy** · February 12th, 2007 01:47 AM

hey marlon, welcome to tsikot dude. there's an rx7 club here that uses a deserted container truck park to practice drifting dito sa may amin.

Originally Posted by d j

yeah, I just got a quote from the shipping co... they want $2K to ship my RX8. and i just found out the they won't ship old cars, so my AE86 is out of the equation now. maybe I'll just try to find another 2nd gen and bring my leftover parts from my old FC. where are you located?

did you know if you had to pay full taxes upon importing the car? my dad says you can bring home a car tax-free if you meet certain criteria as a 'balikbayan' but we're not sure how that works...

**d j** · February 12th, 2007 05:18 AM

Originally Posted by redorange

$2K to ship the car then you have to pay all the taxes which would equal almost the value of the car.

I doubt that the taxes would sum up to $20K, which is the actual value of the car. I'm guessing that it would be another $1K (more or less) for all the paperwork.

M45, thanks! I'm actually looking into that but through a different yet somewhat similar avenue. If anything else, I'd just get another car when I get there and start from scratch. Chances are that I'll be flying back and forth, and It'd be nice to have a car on both sides of the globe. I'd hate to bother anybody to wheel me around for anything

**redorange** · February 12th, 2007 06:37 AM

Originally Posted by d j

I doubt that the taxes would sum up to $20K, which is the actual value of the car. I'm guessing that it would be another $1K (more or less) for all the paperwork.

M45, thanks! I'm actually looking into that but through a different yet somewhat similar avenue. If anything else, I'd just get another car when I get there and start from scratch. Chances are that I'll be flying back and forth, and It'd be nice to have a car on both sides of the globe. I'd hate to bother anybody to wheel me around for anything

http://www.mapsupport.com/thedatabas...prtgvehphi.htm

Here's one from the Embassy in Australia, same rules would apply for cars coming from the US.

http://www.philembassy.au.com/faq-customs.htm

Well not sure which one of these still apply but I do know the taxes will be way more than $1k the paperwork and taxes. I have asked several shipping companies in the bay area and they all suggest to just buy there because the expense will be higher than the value of the car. I thought I would follow their advice since they could have easily just taken my money and made the profit instead of saving me the hassle and telling me the truth. If you do go thru with it could you post how you went about doing it so that others may get a better idea on the expense side of the equation.

**niky** · February 12th, 2007 10:57 AM

We have original 200SXs here with SR20DETs, but they're all AT. Some owners just swap out trannies.

**redorange** · February 14th, 2007 02:32 AM

Here's a reply from a Tsikoteer who is a Customs broker.

http://tsikot.yehey.com/forums/showt...d=1#post753273

**d j** · February 14th, 2007 02:23 PM

problem solved! (for me, at least) just got a rip for orders to PI, I'll be assigned at the US embassy for a special duty =D I can ship a car plus whatever I can fit in a 10X20 container/pallet and the military will be paying for it =) now all I have to wait for is a set of orders adn a PCS date and i can start out-processing from my unit here at Travis. whooptido for me!!

**russpogi** · February 14th, 2007 02:41 PM

Originally Posted by d j

problem solved! (for me, at least) just got a rip for orders to PI, I'll be assigned at the US embassy for a special duty =D I can ship a car plus whatever I can fit in a 10X20 container/pallet and the military will be paying for it =) now all I have to wait for is a set of orders adn a PCS date and i can start out-processing from my unit here at Travis. whooptido for me!!

Astig yan bro!!! Punta ka pag nag EB dito sa Tsikot!

**niky** · February 15th, 2007 12:52 PM

join up on protegetech.org, too... it's the biggest local Mazda club. Lots of Mazda enthusiasts there... but mostly Mazda3, Protege, and Miata owners. Might be the odd RX8 owner, though.

Congratulations on your assignment! Real cherry job, that.

**d j** · February 15th, 2007 01:05 PM

thanks! looking forward to see most of you guys sometime by the end of this year =)

**lm723** · February 24th, 2007 05:23 PM

what's up dj? come meet our group Protege Tech when you are here in Manila. Our website is at www.protegetech.org

**d j** · February 24th, 2007 06:23 PM

Originally Posted by lm723

what's up dj? come meet our group Protege Tech when you are here in Manila. Our website is at www.protegetech.org

thanks, I will definitely do that!

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